The foundation works for Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim began with the officiated ground breaking ceremony by Tengku Mahkota Sultan Ismail on Monday, 7th November 1938.The Royal Highness later laid the foundation stone on 10th March 1940. The building was complete in 1942 at a cost of $2 million. A banquet was held at the Royal Palace on Tuesday, 3rd November 1942 to mark the official opening of the state government office.
The building was designed by the architectural firm of Palmer & Turner, which was also responsible for designing Hospital Sultan Aminah. The building is a combination of the cosmopolitan architecture of Renaissance style with an overlay of Anglo-Malay influence. The building was constructed by local craftsmen under the supervision of an European architect.
On Monday, 9th August 1982, the building was officially named as Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim by Al-Marhum Sultan Iskandar Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ismail, Sultan of Johor at that time.
It was the tallest building in Malaya during the pre-Merdeka era. In Johor Bahru itself, it stood unchallenged as the tallest building in town until the completion of the Marlin Tower in 1970's. Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim was the symbol of Johor's progress at that time and still remains as the landmark of Johor Bahru.
In 1942, during the World War II, the Japanese Imperial Army used it as a fortress and a command center to spy on the British activities in Singapore which was attacked days later. If you look closely at the walls, you can still see the damages from the invasion. It is a bitter reminder for us, the next generation of Johor about the worth of our Independence. We all shouldn't take it for granted.
The building is one of the few larger colonial building left in Johor Bahru. It houses the State Secretariat and the offices of the state government for 67 years until Johor state government announced that they will relocate to Nusajaya, Johor State New Administrative Center in 2010.
Rumor has it that Yayasan Warisan Johor is going to take over the building as their new headquarters. We hope this will bring new promises for the art scenes in Johor Bahru.
picture credits to kluxorious
1. Pernah jadi kubu jepun masa zaman perang dunia ke-2
ReplyDelete2. Dinding bangunan disimen dengan campuran kulit telur. Konon utk menambahkan kekuatan struktur dinding.
3. Bahagian dinding yang ditampal, adalah kesan-kesan terkena bom sewaktu zaman peperangan.
4. Kalau naik sampai ke menara, boleh lihat hingga ke Temasek.
5. Ada dewan besar dengan kerusi maharaja daripada bata. Siling dewan penuh dengan corak2 yang menarik.
fakta menarik! kepingin nak masuk tapi belum berkesempatan. Bestnya kalau dapat naik hingga ke menara ek?
ReplyDelete1) Dulu dibenarkan masuk atas sebab tiket kerja khusus sejarah tingkatan 3.
ReplyDelete2) Kalau nak naik ke menara kena dengan jalan haram. Jangan beritahu pak guard.
3) Tingkat-tingkat dibawah menara semua tu stor-stor failing document. Dulu la. Ha ha ha.
suke gile ^__^
ReplyDeletetapi lauu info dlm bahase malayu agak lg best nk bace ! bhahaha... thnks JOHO love youu